Café Royale

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

The Café Royale was the place to see and be seen during the Golden Age of the 2nd Avenue Theater. Following select Saturday night performances of Di Goldene Kale, mix and mingle while enjoying the music of Jewish folk singer …

MJH Kids Theater: My Favorite Something

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Join us as we kick off an exciting new series of family-friendly programs offering theater performances; innovative hands-on workshops; and tasty snacks. Play along as we bring to life an original piece inspired by two of our favorite PJ Library …

Eating Jewish in Canada

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Anthony Rose of Fat Pasha and Schmaltz Appetizing; Ruthie Ladovsky of United Bakers Dairy Restaurant; food writers Michael Wex and Bonnie Stern; moderated by Jayne Cohen, Jewish Holiday Cooking From schmaltz-fried rice to Nutella babka bread pudding with maple syrup to …

Generation to Generation Dinner

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Sponsored by the Museum's Associates and Young Friends, this event brings together Holocaust survivors, their families, and friends to pay tribute to the six million Jews who perished, while honoring those individuals who survived to rebuild their families and communities. …

Story Time

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Come hear warm, whimsical tales about traditions, holidays, and families from some of today's best storybooks for children ages 0-4.

Free

NYC Premiere: Raise the Roof

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Cary Wolinsky and artist Ariel Rosenblum Inspired by images of the magnificent, mural-covered wooden synagogues of 18th century Poland—the last of which were destroyed by the Nazis—MassArt professors Rick and Laura Brown set out to build …

Speaker Series: Ruth Zimbler

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Ruth Zimbler was born in Vienna, Austria in 1928. Ruth and her brother Walter watched the destruction of the largest synagogue in Vienna from their apartment on November 10, 1938 during Kristallnacht. Ruth and Walter were on the first Kindertransport out …

New Families New Traditions: Yellow Sneaker

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Join the musical group Yellow Sneaker and their puppet pals for programs that nurture family bonds and bridge connections to Jewish life and traditions. Every concert will focus on a different Jewish holiday or value including: caring for the environment, friendship, and …

Free

Creating Bill T. Jones’ Analogy/Dora: Tramontane

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Julie Burstein (Spark: How Creativity Works) interviews renowned choreographer Bill T. Jones, his 95-year-old mother-in-law Dora Amelan, and her son Bjorn Amelan about Dora's gripping story of survival during the Holocaust and how this became the inspiration for Bill T. …

The Unseen Holocaust: Screenings of Birthplace and Inventory

Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, United States

Birthplace (Miejsce urodzenia, 1992, 47 min., Polish with English subtitles) Directed by Paweł Łoziński This gripping murder mystery documentary follows Polish-Jewish author Henryk Grynberg, who survived the war in hiding with his mother. Years later, he returns to his village in …